Deport News

Fourth of July promises to be an exciting weekend for residents of Paris and the surrounding area.

East Texas Baptist University students delivered "blessing bags," inspired community members and worked to heal the "many hurts and pains" in the small community of Deport last week.

The Paris City Council will consider increasing water and sewer fees and the adoption of a 2006 International Fire Code when the council meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday in chambers at City Hall.

More than 30 gang members with violent criminal histories are off our local streets.

Lamar County Auditor Kevin Parsons presented the 2009-2010 fiscal year budget calendar to the commissioners court Monday, calling for a preliminary budget to be completed by July 13.

Tyler Young has been named valedictorian of the 2009 Prairiland High School graduating class and Kaylee Miller has been named salutatorian.

The cowgirl made it to Paris; the one in Texas. Donna Byrne and her two horses rested in the northeast Texas town over the Memorial Day weekend, preparing for their long trek to Amarillo.

Did you hear the story that warring Mexican drug cartels are behind the swine flu outbreak? Drug lords concocted the virus in a lab and then unleashed it to strengthen their grip on the country.

Harris County Texas District Attorney Pat Lykos wants to stop the practice of cutting any deals or plea bargaining with undocumented persons who show up in our county courts.

Joe Lee Davidson, 71, of Deport, died on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at his home.

The filing period has ended for area city council positions, and local candidates in contested elections must now wait for the results on May 9. Contested local elections include Honey Grove, Bogata and Reno.

Retired Texas Department of Public Safety trooper John Raymond Cross was sentenced to 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system Friday after being convicted by a Lamar County jury of theft of ...

Volunteers in Lamar and Red River County will begin work this spring on projects aimed at providing new or improved water services to rural residents of the areas, funded by the state Office of Rural Community ...

Lamar County was blessed recently with drizzling rain and cool temperatures. However, winter is grass fire season, and it doesn't take long for fire danger to climb once again.

Russell Crawford, 79, of Deport died at his home on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Feb.

Cold clear weather and losing tough basketball games has been the action this week in Hallsville.

Ballard has served as principal, teacher and coach at East Lamar Elementary School; as math and science teacher and coach at Crockett Junior High School; as mathematics teacher at North Lamar High School, as ...

Memorial services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, at Kingwood Funeral Home.

Douglas Keith Parsons, 74, of Pattonville passed away Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at Paris Regional Medical Center.

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire wants illegal immigrants serving time in state jails deported, a move intended to save the state more than $9 million in the next two-year budget.